The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is pleased to announce the winners of the 71st …
The nominees for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Play Cullud Wattah, by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, The Public Theater English, by Sanaz Toossi, Atlantic Theater Company Prayer …
Two deeply significant plays by Jeremy O. Harris " "Daddy" (Off-Broadway 2019) and "Slave Play" (Broadway 2021) " highlighted significant issues about the self-identity of young black gay an…
Award Announcement: The Outer Critics Circle 71st Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominees By David Roberts Theatre Reviews Limited The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organizati…
"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley." " "To A Mouse" by Robert Burns Despite his claim to be "quite content to keep [his] own counsel, as [he] sees fit, and leave the ji…
"Since its premiere at The Public in 1976 and its subsequent transfer to Broadway later that year, much has happened to continue to impact the lives of the women of color celebrated by Ntoza…
The revival of "Take Me Out" by Richard Greenberg which opened at The Helen Hayes Theater, in many ways does not feel as if it were written twenty years ago, given the current political clim…
The Comedian Harmonists was an internationally famous all-male German singing group that was formed during the Weimar period and was forced to disband in the early 1930's when the Nazi regim…
It has taken this reviewer a couple of days to contemplate the new stage version of the well-known children's story "The Little Prince" penned by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which has taken up…
There is something very special happening at New World Stages that every ardent admirer of great musical legends and theatre enthusiast should see. "Little Girl Blue", the new Nina Simone mu…
Broadway has been graced with quite a bit of royalty considering the "SIX" queens that currently occupy the stage at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, vying for the title of the most victimized w…
As Stacey Derosier's lighting comes up on the stage of Charly Evon Simpson's "sandblasted," which is currently being co-presented by Vineyard Theatre and Women's Project Theater at the Vi…
The recent revival of "The Music Man" which has opened at the Winter Garden Theater comes to the stage with some good news for fans of a certain celebrity, and some bad news for avid theater…
A clue in in the "New York Times" crossword puzzle on Tuesday, February 15th was "Prefix with futurism." The correct answer: 'Afrofuturism,' defined as "a cultural aesthetic that combines…
In "Tambo & Bones," currently running at Playwrights Horizons, playwright Dave Harris ("Summertime," "Patricide") gives the audience a minstrel show with three variety acts whose timefra…
"Kimberly Akimbo" may be one of the best new musicals to appear on the New York Theatre scene this season, glorified by the music of Jeanine Tesori, and enhanced with the unequivocal book an…
The latest Broadway opening is the new musical comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire" based on the immensely popular 1993 film which starred Robin Williams in the leading role. The plot revolves around a d…
Racism, sexism, economic disparity, and stagnation roil beneath the surface Caroline Thibodeaux's (an embattled yet resilient Sharon B Clarke) deep unhappiness, disappointment, and resistanc…
The new musical "Trevor: The Musical" based on the 1994 short film makes a valid attempt to bring to light the issues and problems that adolescent gay teens face, which result in attempts at…
The new musical "The Visitor," now playing at the Public's Newman Theater, is based on the 2007 film sharing the same title, with a book by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Brian Yorkey, music by Tom Ki…
"I'm very scared. I'm very confused it's very bright here please just tell me whether or not I am safe." These are among the first words spoken by Charley McBride (an ethereal and impassione…
The new musical "A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet" with music, book and lyrics by Ben Fankhauser and Alex Wyse, who also star in the Off-Broadway production now occupying the DR2 Theater…
Around the Sun, an episodic audio drama, created by Brad Forenza, has launched its first episodes via the Broadway Podcast Network. New episodes premiere each week, throughout fall 2021. The…
If you were to sit in the dark in the Nederlander Theatre at the appointed hour, with the security screen lowered, you would eventually hear Candida Caldicot begin to play the stage-left pia…
Had the playwright, director, and creative team of "Chicken & Biscuits" taken a cue from their "Oklahoma" colleagues who occupied the same Circle in the Square Theatre space in 2019-2020…